| Show WHY of superstitions by H rufo KINQ ROOSTERS AND COMPANY a rooster roos ster crows in the front WHEN yard tard or on tho the front steps it it la Is a sign that company Is coming this la Is a superstition common in most sections of the united states with slight variations in some localities in some places it Is a stronger who Is corning coniing the rooster was bulte an important bird in tile the ancient mythological ays terns not only was he a solar ant mal sacred to the tha sun gods apollo etc but lie he was also the symbol of mercury and mercury among other things was the alie patron of travelers As the symbol of mercury the tha coc cork k especially signified vigilance it was believed by the ancients that even tho the fiercest beasts were afraid af pf p the cock and even tile lion ad led at tho the sound of ills his crow or the sight of his crest in short he was a valiant and eff efficient lelent wat watchman climan and a patron of those who traveled therefore when lie he crows crons in front 0 of the house he announces like the good senti neltie netlie Is that a irm traveler eber Is ia approaching company com nany Is coming a stranger Is corning coming J ue na makes the same announcement today before the new england farmhouse that he be w when ben maecenas came cabrae to visit Il ortice at his sabine farm nearly two thousand years ago and to Is believed in just ns as implicitly with this difference horace could give an ain explanation the explanation given above of why he considered that the cock was an noun chig company coming whereas the modern farmer tins lost the ex plan atlon and retained merely the superstition Q by mcclure newspaper syndicate |
